Monday, 29 August 2016

101/15 Commissioning Parade

Wow it's been almost 2 months but I've yet to blog about the milestone of every officer's journey, the Commissioning Parade!






The long awaited day, 26th June 2016, came and our batch of 101/15 finally commissioned! The parade training has been tough with long scorching days and aching arms. When it was time to march onto the parade square, everyone was really excited and the thought kept running through my mind, "Is this really it? Is this for real? Finally 9 months long of training is concluding on this parade square.." Next thing I know, we are marching onto the parade square with thousands of spectators on the grand stand and SHIT JUST GOT REAL... I'll never forget the moment though, when my mum and dad looked so proud and pinned on the rank for me. My dad rarely smiles but let alone see his teeth when he smiles.. I'm glad that my family supported me in my decision to sign on and they're proud of me coming this far :)

So right now, 2 months on, I'm in squadron and back to being a trainee >< The transition from simulated to live is another steep learning curve coupled with numerous secondary tasks to attend to. Well, thing's cant get any worse so I'm sure in due time things will only get better :)  In the mean time, my hard-earned officer sword on display at home will remind me everyday to just keep pushing on and why I'm training so hard in the first place :D




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  1. Anonymous31 August 2016 at 10:28

    Hello! Have been following your journey since the very start and i really wanna congratulate you!!

    Hopefully in the near future i will get a chance to see you in the force ;)

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  2. Unknown6 September 2016 at 12:30

    Congratulations!
    and typically you're promoted to Lieutenant after graduation,right?

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    1. Cherie17 September 2016 at 12:52

      Thank you! Typically after commissioning, one would be promoted to 2LT. However if you have a recognised degree, then you'll be promoted to LTA.

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    2. Unknown19 September 2016 at 20:41

      haha! understand!
      hope u also have a smooth career ahead! carry on!
      steady lah! lol～

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    3. Unknown19 September 2016 at 20:43

      haha! understand!
      hope u also have a smooth career ahead! carry on!
      steady lah! lol～

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  3. ylg18 September 2016 at 19:28

    Hey cherie, i did my compass test in mid of august and have yet to receive any updates on my test results. Could it be because my paper qualifications are not yet ready? Its been a little over 1month and i am wondering if my application is going to just come to nothing. I am not sure anymore if i am making the right decision of putting all my eggs in this basket or maybe i should start looking for a post grad in my field of study. My results for my degree are already out but the cert will only be ready in dec..

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    1. Unknown19 September 2016 at 20:52

      hi, one of my fyp student(also female)who graduated this July also went for compass test in March and passed then went for medical check in April. then she later find a job in Apple and give up this airforce opportunity. u can just be patient and wait a bit longer. or a post grad is also a good choice.lol

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